Your Love Remains

Your Love Remains

Words and Music by Steele Croswhite

When I don’t feel it
When I don’t give it
When I don’t want it…your love remains

When I don’t see it

When I am sinful
When I am winning…your love remains

When I am waking
When I am working
When I am resting…your love remains

When I am doubting
When I am fighting
As I do worry….your love remains

When I am tired
When I am broken
When I am resistant…your love remains

When I am lonely
Or when I’m surrounded
When I am uncertain…your love remains

When I am tempted
When I am mourning
When I am waiting…your love remains

When I am restless
When I am indifferent
When I am un-focused……your love remains

When you renewed me
When you restored me
When you redeem me…your love remains

When you come claim me
When this life is over
In your arms forever….I will remain

I think I could add "when I am wrestling" and "when I'm rebelling" to the list. 

Sometimes its the simple truths that impact us the most.  God will never leave us or forsake us.  No matter how we feel, no matter what we think.  God loves us!

I think Steele's song says it all.  God bless!

Think On These Things

...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things --Philippians 4:8

Often times I find myself having arguments in my head ... representing both sides. I can get pretty angry imagining what people might say. "Practicing" I used to call it. Or "Rehearsing". So I'd be ready ... but I don't think its good to be "ready for a fight" like that. It just whips up the negative emotions that might already be present. It keeps that grudge or that slight alive in your mind and that gives Satan a foothold.

Instead we are encouraged to think on things that are noble and pure, excellent, praiseworthy. The Bible falls into that category and because I want to be in the word more I've been going through Philippians pretty much since January. I just keep reading through it and getting blessed with new nuggets of wisdom each time.

There was 1:9 "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight"

and 1:27 "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel"

Then I found 2:3. "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves."

I wanted to write down all of Chapter 3 ... I haven't found just a single verse in that chapter that seems more impacting than the others. The whole thing just hits me in the heart.

And of course 4:8 .... the more I've been reading the deeper it seems to get. I've never read the Bible over and over. I'll read it, but not dwell on it. I'm kind of digging the "dwelling" part.

I'm not going to expound or exhort on these verses. I'll let you ponder them for yourselves. Maybe for you, like for me, they will just address where you are at the moment you are reading them and offer guidance and direction.

You may be surprised there isn't a song lyric in this blog. But there is a song to go with this one ... Think On These Things by Petra (from the No Doubt CD).

I'll let you look that one up yourself (http://www.metrolyrics.com/think-on-these-things-lyrics-petra.html)